Monday, January 7, 2013

Hadith of the Day: Author Debuts Muslim Children's BookNow a mother of two, Al-Kalby has found that the need for children's books on Islam is still there. She takes the Hadith, or the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, as her inspiration. "When a Muslim plants a tree, whatever is eaten from it is charity from him and whatever is stolen is charity and whatever is subtracted from it is charity," the epigraph of "The Apple Tree" reads.

CAIR:Suburban Elections See Rise in Muslim CandidatesAhmad previously worked with the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Chicago. Through her involvement with the Muslim civil rights organization, she began to recognize the potential for growing future leaders within the Chicago area Muslim community.

CAIR:Hate Crimes Against Muslims Escalating 10 Years After 9/11"Our focus is not to urge Muslims to prepare for more attacks or be mindful of the potential of more attacks. Rather we emphasize a community response to marginalize hate speech and hate motivated crimes," Muneer O. Awad of CAIR-NY.